Black Swan box office: Starring Natalie Portman, Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller became 2010’s second biggest global sleeper hit. Mila Kunis and Barbara Hershey costar.
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The Warrior’s Way movie box office: Starring Jang Dong-gun and Kate Bosworth, Sngmoo Lee’s martial arts Western has turned out to be a mammoth commercial flop. Geoffrey Rush costars.
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The King’s Speech movie box office: Starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, Tom Hooper’s real-life-based period drama is the biggest sleeper hit released in 2010. Helena Bonham Carter costars.
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Tangled movie box office: Disney’s version of the ancient German fairy tale ‘Rapunzel’ is on its way to becoming one of the year’s biggest hits.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 box office: Mega-blockbuster failed to match mega-rosy predictions and left major records intact.
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Unstoppable box office: The latest Tony Scott and Denzel Washington action thriller is about to become a big-time money-loser. Chris Pine costars.
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For Colored Girls box office: The latest Tyler Perry drama has been a major commercial disappointment despite its stellar cast (Kerry Washington et al.).
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Megamind movie box office: DreamWorks’ supervillain 3D comedy to become a sizable hit - but will that be enough to offset its mega-budget?
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Welcome to the Rileys box office: Kristen Stewart indie drama has turned out to be a major box office bomb. James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo costar.
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Conviction movie box office: Starring Hilary Swank, Tony Goldwyn’s real-life-based legal drama is on its way to becoming a sizable commercial dud.
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Hereafter movie box office: Clint Eastwood has another commercial underperformer in the domestic market. Matt Damon and Cécile de France star.
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Paranormal Activity 2 movie box office: The original was 2007’s top sleeper hit. Todd Williams’ sequel is also a hit, but an expected one.
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Jackass 3D box office: This (sorta) record-breaking Paramount comedy provides further evidence that moviegoers want creative and quality fare.
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Life as We Know It movie box office: Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel romantic comedy is a domestic underperformer. Josh Lucas costars.
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Renée Zellweger has another box office dud with the horror thriller Case 39, while the vampire film remake Let Me In has also flopped.
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The Social Network box office: David Fincher’s Facebook drama is a rare critically acclaimed and adult-oriented hit. Jesse Eisenberg stars.
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Devil movie box office: Coproduced by M. Night Shyamalan, John Erick Dowdle’s low-budget horror thriller had an unremarkable domestic debut.
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Easy A movie box office: Emma Stone has a hit with the romantic teen comedy based on Hawthorne’s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter.
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The Town movie box office: Ben Affleck directed and stars in this heist thriller that has topped the domestic chart. Jeremy Renner costars.
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The American movie box office: George Clooney action thriller has topped the domestic chart despite (at best) lukewarm audience interest.
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Takers movie box office: Heist thriller was the winner in the domestic market, but may have ended up behind its low-budget horror competitor worldwide.
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Vampires Suck box office: The Twilight Saga spoof has been a flop with critics and audiences alike. But could it still turn out a profit?
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Eat Pray Love movie box office: Julia Roberts stars in a romantic drama that has gone on to perform strongly overseas. Javier Bardem costars.
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The Expendables box office: Sylvester Stallone directs and stars in a blow-’em-up actioner that has performed quite a bit better than expected globally.
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Step Up 3D box office: John M. Chu’s musical turned out to be a domestic disappointment while doing stellar business internationally.
The Next Three Days movie box office: After a series of duds in the last few years, Russell Crowe has laid one of his biggest eggs yet domestically.
Due Date movie box office: Latest Tod Phillips and Zach Galifianakis collaboration has no chance of becoming another The Hangover.
Saw 3D movie box office: Lionsgate’s blood-spurting horror thriller was the top title on the domestic chart this past Halloween weekend. Tobin Bell stars.
Secretariat movie box office: Starring Diane Lane, the racehorse drama has failed to match the popularity of the similarly themed Seabiscuit.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps box office: Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf star in Oliver Stone’s underperforming sequel to his 1987 film.
Resident Evil: Afterlife: Milla Jovovich stars in this mercilessly panned 3D horror actioner that easily topped the domestic box office chart.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie box office: Edgar Wright’s comic-book adaptation turned out to be a sizable flop everywhere. Michael Cera stars.